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OP-TEC Hybrid, Online, Self-Paced Photonics Faculty Development Course: Fundamentals of Light and Lasers Online Course Description OP-TEC, the National Center for Optics and Photonics Education, is a National Science Foundation (NSF) National Center of Excellence with the mission of promoting…

Rochester Physicist Sets Her Sights on Training the Next Generation of Optics Technicians Among the many established and emerging companies in the Finger Lakes’ Optics, Photonics and Imaging (OPI) c...

Through a partnership with Monroe Community College, Corning Incorporated Foundation has awarded a $760,000 grant to further expand the college’s optics systems technology associate degree and certificate programs to serve more students. t.co/5krXvld7cWt.co/xMFR4RA1PA... See MoreSee Less

"Talking about light is an immediately visual and accessible way to get people of all backgrounds interested in science," --@johnmdudley, in new #IDL2018 blog series "Why Light?" t.co/d9QPAZwmba @IDL2018 t.co/i8jJGDENOi... See MoreSee Less

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